Jul
9
2011
Below is the first appearance of Phoenix in my dreams. I shared this with a couple of my friends a while back, but now that I’m blogging I thought I’d post this here. I wrote this up on March 23, 2011. In my dream there is a small story that happens before this and hopefully I’ll get a chance to post it. However, I don’t like doing things out of order when they belong together, so please post a comment of encouragement. This is also in a different perspective than my other Phoenix postings. She is in high school in this story and doesn’t have the cycle problem. That came later when I decided she needed a Kryptonite to go with all of her gifts.
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She pulled his hand close under the water to see his wounds and gently stroked the top of his hand to wash away the pain, blood, and evidence of the emotional violence that happened just an hour ago. While holding onto his hand she followed an urge and place it on her cheek. He moved his hand gently, but the spell was broken. Phoenix embarrassingly came to her senses and withdrew from the brief intimate contact with Jeremy. She knew him, but then again she knew everyone. No thoughts where private to a mind reader. If he wasn’t a teenage boy she suspected he would have been offended by her actions.
As she emerged from the large swimming pool she said "I am sorry. I shouldn't have done that."
With her back towards him and her face hidden from view, she quickly pulled for the towel near him. Jeremy jumped, but didn't panic, as the white towel floated from the patio furniture towards Phoenix. It slipped around her blocking the view that he was obviously distracted by.
"I am sorry again. I've let you into my world and I started to fall into my normal habits. I'll stop using my abilities."
"It's just… " Jeremy paused to gather his thoughts "...I'm okay."
After tucking the towel in to keep it from falling, she carefully walked to the dressing rooms on the east side of the pool.
"I will meet you in the dining hall. Forester will show you the way." In the changing room she could dry her hair and dress without raising Jeremy's anxiety levels. This isn't the first time her secrets where out in the open, but it is the first time with an unprepared civilian. If she couldn't trust him she would either run again or be pulled back into the government to do their bidding. She had worked long enough in secret, this was her time to be free and strengthen her ties to the human race.
"Please let him keep my secret." she said it out aloud in an effort to commit strength to the words.
She used the pool frequently so having several changes of clothes nearby was just a matter of convenient. Deciding on a simple mask, a long night slip and robe from the dressing rooms collection took as much time as dressing. The mask was black, silk, slim, and not the typical over the top full concealment masks she wore to school. It didn't cover her mouth, because she needed to eat after today’s exhausting event.
The dining hall was also in the East wing and Phoenix took the inner door to the far end of the long hall way past the kitchen and the parlor room. When she purchase this house it was mainly due to the closeness of the kitchen to her bedroom. She hated cold food. …